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Synopsis The Contribution of this book deals with the emerging global challenges, prospects and problems in teacher education. It focuses on the teacher educators' empowerment, teacher mentoring as professional development, and the role of IASEs in strengthening teacher education. The issues and concern related to Competency based Commitment Oriented (CBCO), need for teacher education programmes at higher secondary level (plus two stage) and the status of teacher education at cross-roads are offered. The contributors in this book explained few curriculum models and designs, the perspectives and problems of Communicative English, the review of new input on Personality development and Communication English in common curriculum of B.Ed. The arguments for the consideration of Environmental Science Education and Hypnotism as new input practices in teacher education will give insights. The role of Information and Communicative technology (ICT) is unavoidable aspect in enhancing the quality of teacher education. The utilization and impact of computers and the features of ICT, the application of Internet and e-learning in teacher Education is focused with a dimension in improving the quality in teacher education programmes in particular and human activities in general. A quest for quality improvement and issue, threats and thrust areas and the factors hindering quality are the prime concerns of this book. This book is quite useful for the teacher educations, educational planners, curriculum designs, scholars and the persons who strive for quality in teacher education.